Overtness and Covertness In a general sense,English is a morphological language,while Chinese is semantic language. Thus,roughly,English grammar is explicit, and Chinese Grammar is comparatively implicit. 米 Markers are signals of explicitness. Grammatical markers vs.Semantic markersOvertness and Covertness  In a general sense, English is a morphological language, while Chinese is a semantic language.  Thus, roughly, English grammar is explicit, and Chinese Grammar is comparatively implicit.  Markers are signals of explicitness.  Grammatical markers vs. Semantic markers